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Athnaleenta Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) With a little luck, Ballyteige Utd's Troy McPhilip got control of the ball when Bercan Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. 5 minutes into the match, Ballyteige Utd's Robert Dempsey sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Shannon Ferguson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Robert Dempsey's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Shannon Ferguson was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. When Roordan Sheridan came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Athnaleenta fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Roordan Sheridan couldn't finish the play. Bairthmead Ghee received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Shannon Ferguson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Robert Dempsey in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Shannon Ferguson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Shannon Ferguson came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Ballyteige Utd's Robert Dempsey. But to his dismay, Robert Dempsey quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 20th minute Robert Dempsey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shannon Ferguson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Bairthmead Ghee managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ballyteige Utd's supporters rose to their feet, but Bairthmead Ghee was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Shannon Ferguson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 22 minutes into the match, Athnaleenta's goal looked a bit too open when Bairthmead Ghee came free, but Shannon Ferguson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Dempsey in the 23rd minute of play forced Athnaleenta's goalkeeper Shannon Ferguson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shannon Ferguson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Dempsey, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Troy McPhilip made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Bercan Byrne sent off a good shot on target. Troy McPhilip made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roordan Sheridan in the 42nd minute of play. 43 minutes into the game, Bairthmead Ghee cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Shannon Ferguson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Robert Dempsey's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shannon Ferguson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Ballyteige Utd's Troy McPhilip played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bercan Byrne in the 51st minute of play. In the 53rd minute, Roordan Sheridan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 56th minute, Roordan Sheridan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bairthmead Ghee took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Shannon Ferguson. Shannon Ferguson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in Ballyteige Utd's zone, Bercan Byrne stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Troy McPhilip came out of the goal and Bercan Byrne tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 78 minutes, Roordan Sheridan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Athnaleenta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roordan Sheridan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Patraic Molloy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roordan Sheridan in the 92nd minute of play forced Ballyteige Utd's goalkeeper Troy McPhilip to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Ballyteige Utd supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ballyteige Utd would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.